Category Archives: Gaza

The sudden twist in Hamas propaganda

Aussie Dave aka Israelly Cool noticed it: The palestinians, their supporters, and those who do not, but should know, better have been portraying Gaza as a concentration camp/prison camp – replete with widespread poverty and starvation. … The proliferation of … Continue reading

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Two more balanced AP pieces on Israel? Seriously?

Seriously. Though it comes at the very end of this article on the mysterious case of the arrest of an Israeli who was photographing Jewish sites in Libya, it still tells the truth about why a Jew from another country … Continue reading

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Briefs

Tony Judt won’t be criticizing Israel any more: Tony Judt’s ALS killed him. If you plan on celebrating his death in my comments, don’t. My father died of ALS. It’s a horrible disease, and the man suffered immensely in the … Continue reading

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Pigs are flying: A Gaza story that doesn’t mention Israel

I’m in shock. The AP reported on Gaza power outages truthfully. There isn’t a single word blaming Israel for the Palestinian-caused shortage. Hamas and the PA are fighting over who has to pay for the fuel, and the poorer Gazans … Continue reading

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AP and Reuters rocket attack spin: Newest members of Journolist?

The AP has been ignoring the many kassam rocket and mortar attacks on Israel (except, of course, for the ones in which the IDF manages to kill a few terrorists before they get off the missiles). But when a Grad … Continue reading

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Wednesday briefs

If this were a law in America, most single man would have prison records: Lying for sex is against the law in Israel? Since when, 1000 BCE? Really, people. This is a ridiculous law. It’s another stone that will be … Continue reading

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Briefs

Cameron goes for the Islamist vote: By this statement alone, Britain’s new PM shows himself to be either an utter fool, an anti-Zionist, or a politician who panders to every audience. “The Israeli attack on the Gaza flotilla was completely … Continue reading

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Goldstone follow-up: The fix is in

The post-Goldstone committee, tasked with the responsibility of reporting on whether or not Israel is “following” the report’s recommendations, includes at least one appointee who is actively, vehemently, biased against Israel. And oh yeah—he’s the chairman. The chairman of the … Continue reading

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Israel briefs, snarkly

Better late than never: The AP explains the Israeli side of the Gaza flotilla incident in the 11th paragraph of this story about Turkish protests at an Israeli volleyball game in Turkey. (It’s for a European tournament.) How dangerous is … Continue reading

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Friday snark briefs

If it’s Friday, this must be Bilin: Oh, wait. It’s also Umm Salamuna, where peaceful “internationals” helped the peaceful Palestinians throw stones at the IDF. Number of wounded: Two soldiers and two “internationals.” I’m sorry—“peace activists.” UNHRC Kangaroo Court Judges … Continue reading

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Thursday Israel snarks (because the world just needs more snark)

They were against smuggling weapons before they were for it: Say, remember a long, long time ago when the news media used to say Israel says Hamas is smuggling weapons through tunnels from Egypt? Like they really weren’t and Israel … Continue reading

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Briefly

If it’s Monday, it must be time for another AP Gaza sob story: (Yes, I know it’s Tuesday, but this came out yesterday.) This time, it’s all about the family that struggles to survive in a tent. That’s the headline. … Continue reading

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Catherine Ashton: Still an ashhole

The EU head of something-or-other, Catherine Ashton, is back in Gaza and demanding that Israel open all crossings completely, and allow exports, too. Because the fact that Gaza is run by terrorists who are stockpiling weapons and rockets to use … Continue reading

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Israel makes Gazans shop until they drop

One of my proudest accomplishments in my blogging career was publicizing a photograph of Tony Blair’s repugnant sister-in-law (and British media celebrity) Lauren Booth shopping in a fully stocked store in Gaza. Others, such as Israelly Cool! and Elder of … Continue reading

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Lies, damned lies, and Turkish lies

Apparently, lying runs in the Erdogan family. Mrs. Prime Minister Erdogan hosted a meeting with Palestinian businesswomen, and told them that Shimon Peres’ response to her husband at Davos in 2009

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